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Dengue: 53 more hospitalized in 24 hrs

December 05, 2021 00:00:00


Fifty-three new dengue patients have been hospitalised in 24 hours until Saturday morning, health authorities said, reports UNB.

The number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 98 in the current year as no fresh death was reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Ninety people died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chattogram, Mymensingh and Khulna divisions and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions.

Twenty-four new patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 29 cases have been reported from outside the division.

Some 293 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Friday.

Of them, 213 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 80 were listed outside Dhaka.


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